USDOL Issues Employment Law Update
Supporting Employees with Substance Use Disorders
The January 2024 edition of the USDOL Job Accommodation Network (JAN) newsletter features the Recovery-Ready Workplace Toolkit—guidance and resources from a federal interagency workgroup to help employers from all sectors support employees with substance use disorders.
ADA Accommodations: Beyond Compliance
The USDOL Job Accommodation Network’s (JAN) Webcast “ADA and Beyond Compliance Considerations: Medical Documentation” helps employers meet the needs of employees with disabilities by encouraging flexibility in the medical documentation process. By bridging the gap between employees’ functional limitations and what is technically allowable under the ADA, everybody wins.
Watch JAN’s webcastEARN’s Small Business Toolkit: How to Hire Workers with Disabilities and Build Talent
USDOL’s Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion (EARN) recently released its Small Business Toolkit, a comprehensive guide to help small businesses recruit, hire, retain, and advance workers with disabilities. The toolkit addresses the myriad benefits of building a disability-inclusive workforce, including a deeper talent pool, expanded business reach, reduced workforce turnover, and insight into the large disabled customer base.
Explore EARN’s Small Business Toolkit
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